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Who is Ali Akbar Khan?

Ali Akbar Khan, often referred to as Khansahib or by the title Ustad, was a Hindustani classical musician of the Maihar gharana, known for his virtuosity in playing the sarod. Khan was instrumental in popularising Indian classical music in the West, both as a performer, and as a teacher. He established a music school in Calcutta in 1956, and the Ali Akbar College of Music in 1967, which is now located in San Rafael, California and has a branch in Basel, Switzerland. Khan also composed several classical ragas and film scores. He was a Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Music at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Ravi Shankar and Ustad Ali Akbar Khan
started a new era in the history of Classical music. Indian concert stages, so far
dominated by only soloists, assumed a new colour and dimension when the
great musical pairs started playing 'Jugalbandi'. Duettino (Italian) : A little duet.
Duf : A Mazhar but without the cymbals. Also known as Dafe in Egypt. Duff :
Nubian frame drum Duftig (German) : Misty Duggi : Small kettledrum worn around
the waist by ...

Lieutenant Generals Saeed Qadir and Zahid Ali Akbar Khan and Admiral Khalid
Janjua belong to this category. Saeed Qadir and Khalid Janjua were appointed
cabinet ministers by President Zia ul-Haq and were made responsible for the
portfolios of production and agriculture, respectively. After retiring from the army,
Zahid Khan, an engineer, served as the chairman of the Water and Power
Development Authority for five years. In addition to the role played by individuals,
the military ...